St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-09

FOSTER.
DARLINGTON, Nov. 8.-FoSter county
is for prohibition and against division
by large majority. T. n. Putnam Re-
publican) elected commissioner over L.
ID. Slater Democrat 10y IL majority.
GRAND FORKS.
GRAND FORKS, Nov. 8.-The chief in
terest in the election was on prohibit
ton. The polls were besieged by prom
inent ladies working for prohibition and
division. Complete returns from the
city give 374 majority for the sale, and
for division 500 majority.
Larimore gave 81 majority against
the sale, which was offset by Arvilla
and Emerald going the other way.
The Scandinavian towns. however, are
expected to go heavily against the sale,
and perhaps overcome the majority in
the city.
pears elected commissioner over James
Dunn and James Duckworth by ma
jority of 81. In the LarimOre district c.
l.. GRADER, Democrat. is elected commits
Sioner. In the First ward ID. w. Luke
is elected alderman without opposition.
The majorities from the county
against the sale are coming III fast, Lari
more township II majority, MeckinOck
~. Brenna %, Vale rs, Americas 80,
Blooming 80, InkSter %, Strabane 40,
Turtle River q. Meager majoritieS for
the sale are given by lakewood, Ferry,
Falconer and perhaps two or three
more. AT the present rate of returns
prohibition will carry by about $50 ma
jority. The vote on division. as far as
reported, is heavy in favor, both Demo
Gratis and Republicans having supported
it.
In the Northwestern Commission dis
| trict 0. L. Steele seems elected commits
SiOner over Bennett. Gross Irregular
| tiles in some of the polling places is re-
| ported, and the election will be con-
! tested, as we'll as the cOnStitutiOnality
of the law, able attorneys being re-
tanned.
GRIGGs.
CooPERSTowN, Nov. S.-The election
returns indicate beyond question that
GriggS county has given a slight ma
| JOrity against division and large ma
| jOrity, forty, for prohibition. R. G.
| Cooper. the bonanza farmer, is, after
hard fight. reelected county commits
! sioner in district No. 2 by a majority OF
| fOrty-one.
STEELE, Nov. S.-Kidder county goes
so majority for prohibition as near as
can be estimated. and about 100 against
division. DR.. John Harcourt was elected
commissioner.
LA INQUIRE.
La INQUIRE. Nov. S.-ThiS town gives
TmajOrity against division. Only half
vote pOlled i'll the county, which will
! probably give majority of rs against
| division.
GRAND RAPIDS, Nov. S.-FOr divis-
ion ,. against division 50: against the
! COLI Nnrx- liffla intnrncf
was manifested and small half vote
pOlled.
MANDAN, Nov. S.-The vote in this
county was very light. J. j. Lucknow,
New Salem, elected county commits
SiOner. The proposition to refund the
city bonds carried by nearly unanimous
vote. No vote taken on local option
and vote for and against division about
even.
M'LEAN.
WASHBURN, Nov. S.-Returns now in
indicate that Mclean county will give
majority for division.
NELSON.
LAKOTA, Nov. S.-Village of LakOta:
For prohibition AZ, against 81; for divis-
ion A, against ID.
PENIBINA.
ST. THOMAS, Nov. S.-St. Thomas:
Whole number of votes cast. 22S; for
the sale 100, against the sale 119; for
division AZ, against division 1S1.
RAMSEY.
DEVILS LAKE. Nov. S.-VOte of this
! city as follows: For division 265, against
50; for sale of liquor PIG, against 50.
The vote in this county is very light,
owing to splendid blowing weather.
| The returns from outlying precincts so
| faN. ehnxx Nh of division an6 linnnCn haXrn
been carried.
FORT TOTTEN, Nov. S.-Eighteen for
division, none against it. Prohibition
3.
RANSOM.
| LISBON. Nov. S.-FOr the sale 1874.
against 456: for division 163. against 253; ;
for the court house 12O, against 302, as
far as heard from so far.
HIGHLAND.
! WAHPEToN. Nov. Sat the city cleo
ton 461 votes were cast. Joakin Bauer,
! license candidate for county commits
sioner of the Fifth district (WahpetOn),
getting 321 votes: J. G. Davis, PrOhibi-
| ton candidate. 131. For license, $50
votes; against license, Ill. Careful es-
Inmates place the license majority at 200
in the county. Peter Kramer, license
candidate for county commissioner in
| the Fouth district. is elected over n.
Davis. Jr.. Prohibition candidate. For
division Gin Wahpeton) Il. against divi-
sion Az. From all accounts the county
! has gone practically solid against diyiS-
ion.
ROLETTE.
| DUNsEITH, Nov. Slight vote pOlled
i'll ROlette county. Division will carry
by small majority. No vote on prohi-
bition.
DICKINSON, Nov. S.-VOte in this pre-
cinct was l27 against, and 81 for di-
vision. A light vote was cast through
out this county, and estimates place the
majority against division at over 100.
GLADSTONE, Nov. S.-No interest on
the division question; for Z, against 20.
SARGENT.
FoRNIAN. Nov. Sit has been quiet
election day in the county. The vote
thrown is very light. FOrman precinct
stands as follows: For prohibition 81,
| against II: for division Is, against 90.
Dunbar precinct: For prohibition 81,
against Z: for division Z, against 81.
MINOR, Nov. S.-One hundred and
seven against sale. % for; 12O against
division, for division.
STUTSNAN.
JAMESTOWN, Nov. S.-The election
passed off quietly. There was a light
vote in the city, and especially in the
county. StutSman county and James
town appear TO be the only county and
city along the line of the Northern Pa
cific railroad voting for the sale of
liquor. The majority in the city against
prohibition was 93. All but five pre-
cincts have been heard from in the
county, and prohibition is still defeated
by 81 votes. Precincts yet to hear from
will not change the result. The vote on
division indicates four to one against
division in this city and county.
TOWNER.
CHURCH's FERRY, Nov. S.-First pre-
cinct, TOwner county: Seventy-One
votes polled; majority against division !;
| John I Harvey alaotad commissioner